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undergo the same ordeal that inventors do until the nurserymen 
get a stock of them. 
Mr. Jewell. I think the Elgin Beauty ought to go on the list 
for general trial, but not the others. 
Mr. Sias. Mr. Richardson has more of the Rollins Russet than 
any one else. He says it is subject only to the blight, and he is 
not discouraged on that account. 
A motion was made to amend by placing all but the Elgin 
Beauty on the list for trial by amateurs and pomologists and ‘Elgin 
Beauty on the list for general trial. 
The amendment was carried unanimously, and then the wile 
as amended was carried unanimously. 
Clawson and Kimble. 
Mr. Pearce. Mr. Clawson, of New Haven, has four trees grown 
from sprouts from a tree raised from the seed. The trees are per- 
fect, although growing in an unfavorable locality. The fruit is 
better than the Seek-no-further. He calls this variety the Clawson. 
These sprouts were planted about 20 years ago. Last fall I vis- 
ited these trees, and found three of them loaded unusually heavy 
with fruit resembling the Yellow Bellflower in outward appear- 
ance. On testing them, I found the apples fine-grained, juicy, 
mild subacid, excellent for eating and having a small core. I gave 
the trees a thorough examination, and found them perfect, except 
a slight injury in the forks caused by the winter of 1872-3. The 
fourth tree was taken up and set in another place when eight or 
nine years old. It did well until run into with a plow, which 
broke the roots loose and caused half the tree todie. The remain- 
ing half hung full of fruit last year. The Kimble is another seed- 
ling growing in the same town. The seed was planted by Mrs. 
Kimble some seven or eight years ago. The tree is very vigorous 
and healthy, and bore about half a bushel of fruit last year. The 
fruit is of very good quality and keeps all winter. 
A motion was made to place the Clawson and Kimble on the 
list for trial by amateurs and pomologists. 
The motion was Carried unanimously. 
Hart’s Seedlings. 
A motion was made that the two seedlings of Mr. Hart go on 
the same list. One was a dull red, shaped somewhat like the 
